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| Buddhism Pilgrimage
Special Tour (9 Days) |
¡¡Buddhism was introduced into China in West Han Dynasty.
218AD, the monk of West Jin Dynasty Fashui came to Changsha
to set up Lushan Temple, Buddhism was at that time officially
introduced into Hunan. In Tang Dynasty, Hunan already
had Lushan Temple, Shishuang Temple,Miyin Temple and many
other influential Buddhist resorts. The Weiyang School,
Yangqi School, Huangiong School of Zen Sect are all originated
in Changsha, the last two were introduced into Japan in
Song Dynasty. Among the numerous Buddhist temples, Hengshan
Mountain has been know as ¡°the Holy Land of Southeast
Asia for Buddhists¡±. The place boasts a large cluster
of temples and distinguished and accomplished monks in
every generation. Of all the temples there, the most famous
one is the Grand Temple of Nanyue. However, both Jiashan
Temple in Changde district and the Dacheng Mountain in
Loudi district which is the originating place of the Dacheng
school of Buddhism, are the holy places for the pilgrims.
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Day1 Arriving in Changsha city, bus
to Changde city in the afternoon. (ChangDe)
Day2 Visiting Qianming Temple, Iron Post
with Buddhist Scripture engraved on it. Bus to Shimen,
visiting Jiashan Temple, Jiashan Forest Park. (ShiMen)
Day3 Bus to Lixian county, visiting Yaoshan
Temple, Qinshan Temple, Longtan Temple, Confucian Temple,
Mengjiang Chastity Temple, bus back to Changde. (ChangDe)
Day4 Bus to Lianyuan, visiting Miying
Temple in Ningxiang County on the way. (LianYuan)
Day5 Visiting Boyue Cave and Dachengshan
Mountain which is the birthplace of the Mahayana School
of Buddhism. (LianYuan)
Day6 Bus to Nanyue via Shuangfeng County.
(NanYue)
Day7 Visiting Nanyue Grand Temple, Nantai
Temple, Fuyan Temple, and Zhusheng Temple. (NanYue)
Day8 Visiting Yunyan Temple via liling
city, Shishuang Temple in Liuyang county, back to Changsha
City. (ChangSha)
Day9 Visting Kaifu Temple, Lushan Temple
and leaving Changsha by air.
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